Traverse-ring.



W. H. EDSALL.

TRAVERSE RINIG. APPLICATION FILED JULY 23. 1915.

Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

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W. H. EDSALL.

TRAVERSE RING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23,1915.

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ILLIAIVI H. EDSAIJL; F IVALLINGIIJR-D, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR I'D II, If. JUDD COMPANY, 01? WALLINGFORD, GONNEGTIGUT, A QOEPQRATIGN 013 NEW YQRK.

TRAVERSE-BING'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1316..

Application filed July 23, 1915. Serial No. 41,439.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VVILLTAM II. EDsALL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Wallingford, New Haven county, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Traverse-Ring, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful traverse ring, the object being to provide a simple and effective ring construction which may easily be applied to or removed from a curtain pole and which will roll thereon with the utmost freedom.

In the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates part of a passageway with a curtain pole therein shown in section, and with my improved ring mounted thereon as it would appear in use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the ring. Fig. 3 is a section of part of the ring. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a detached part of the ring. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another part of the ring detached. Fig. 6 to 11 inclusive, illustrate modified features of construction.

1 is a curtain pole.

22 represent the usual portieres. The traverse ring which is arranged to run on the pole and to which the portieres are connected, comprises two separable members, said members being separable transversely of the ring so as to form an upper part and a lower part. The lower part is preferably of approximately wish-bone form, and comprises the two side bars 3--t. The upper section comprises the two side bars 5-6, which are connected by a bridge 7 8-9 are anti-friction rollers or equivalent devices, which are arranged to travel on the pole 1 in such a manner as to allow the ring to run freely. These rollers 89 are inclependent and are carried respectively by the side bars 5-6 of the upper ring section in a plane below the bridge 7.

10-11 are pivots for the rollers 89 respectively, said pivots being suitably secured to the side bars respectively, and being preferably pitched obliquely to each other so as to cause the rollers to properly engage the pole as shown. The upper and lower sections of the ring are provided with suitable interlocking devices whereby said sections may be readily attached and detached, so that the ring may be applied to the pole 1 while the latter is in its operative position, thus making it unnecessary to remove the pole when the rings are to be attached or detached. In the several views, I have shown several different forms of said interlocking devices. For example, in Fig. 1 the ends of the lower section overlap the ends of t 1e upper section, and are provided with detachable interlocking hooks 1212 which engage through holes or slotsin the said parts as shown to detachably connect said parts. In this particular case the tendency of the side bars 34 to spring apart relatively to the over standing ends of the side bars 5-6 serves to keep the two parts or sections of the ring in operative relation. In Figs. 6 and 7, I substitute for the interlocking hooks 12-l2, headed studs 1313 which are arranged to look into bayonet slots 1 I14.-. In Fig. 8 I substitute for bayonet slots such as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, key-hole slots 15-15. I11 Figs. 9, 10 and 11, I make one side only of the wish-bone or lower section disengageable from the upper section. In these views, the side 3 of the lower section is loosely eyeletted at 16 to the side 4E, while the upper end of the side 8 is provided with a suitable detachable fastening by which it may be secured to the side 5 of the upper section. In the particular form shown the side 3 has a clip 17 at its upper end having extending across said clip a pin 18. This pin may be snapped into a recess or slot 19 in the lower end of the side member 5 I have illustrated and briefly referred to these various forms of fastening devices, merely to illustrate some of the many ways of uniting the upper and lower sections, or opening them up so that the ring may be applied to and removed from the pole 1 while the latter is in position.

What I claim is:

1. In a traverse ring, two side arms, said arms affording means for attachment of a curtain thereto, a solid bridge connection for the upper ends of said side arms, an antifriction device carried by each of said side arms below said bridge connection, and a separable connection for said ring below said anti-friction devices, wherebysaid ring may be opened for attachment to or detachment from a curtain pole.

2. I11 a traverse. ring, side members, each embodying two arms affording means for attachment of a curtain thereto, with means for detachably connecting said arms, a solid bridge connecting the upper ends of said side members, an anti-friction device carried i 'affording means-for attachment of a curtain to said ring, a solid bridge connecting the upper part of said side member, anti-friction devices carried by said side members, the lower part of said ring comprising a removable section.

WILLIAM H. EDSALL.

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